Vent Assembly

Abstract

A vent assembly for preventing precipitation from entering a roof includes a ridge cap structured to be positioned on a ridge of a roof wherein the ridge cap may prevent precipitation from entering the ridge of the roof. The ridge cap is further structured to have a pair of vents wherein the vents may vent air outwardly from the ridge of the roof. A pair of shields is coupled to the ridge cap such that the shields are each positioned within an associated one of the vents. Thus, the shields may prevent wind from driving the precipitation into the vents. A pair of filters is each coupled to the ridge cap such that the filters each surround an associated one of the shields. Thus, the filters may block the precipitation.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A vent assembly comprising:
 a ridge cap configured to be positioned on a ridge of a roof wherein said ridge cap is configured to prevent precipitation from entering the ridge of the roof, said ridge cap being structured to have a pair of vents wherein said vents are configured to vent air outwardly from the ridge of the roof;   a pair of shields coupled to said ridge cap such that said shields are each positioned within an associated one of said vents wherein said shields are configured to prevent wind from driving the precipitation into said vents; and   a pair of filters each coupled to said ridge cap such that said filters each surrounds an associated one of said shields wherein said filters are configured to block the precipitation.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising said ridge cap being structured to include a pair of flaps extending downwardly from said ridge cap, said flaps being spaced apart to define an air channel between said flaps, each of said flaps being coupled to the roof such that said air channel is aligned with the ridge of the roof wherein air travels upwardly through said air channel and outwardly through said vents. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising each of said shields having a first end and a second end, each of said shields being elongated between said first and second ends, each of said shields being structured to define a plurality of undulating curves evenly spaced apart and distributed between a first lateral side and a second lateral side of said shields such that said undulating curves defines an alternating sequence of peaks and valleys in said shields. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 said ridge cap having a pair of bounding walls each defining a lower threshold of said vents;   said bounding walls each having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, said slots being evenly spaced apart and distributed along an entire length of said bounding walls; and   said shields each being coupled to a top surface of an associated one of said bounding walls such that air from the ridge of the roof passes along said peaks and valleys and exits said ridge cap through said plurality of slots.   
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , further comprising said peaks and valleys posing a physical barrier to the precipitation such the precipitation is deposited onto said shields when the wind drives the precipitation upwardly through said slots wherein said shields are configured to prevent the precipitation from entering into the ridge of the roof. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising each of said filters being elongated such that said filters is coextensive with said associated shield, said filters completely filling said vents such that said filters block precipitation that travels past said shields wherein said filters are configured to provide a second physical barrier to the precipitation. 
     
     
         7 . A vent assembly comprising:
 a ridge cap configured to be positioned on a ridge of a roof wherein said ridge cap is configured to prevent precipitation from entering the ridge of the roof, said ridge cap being structured to have a pair of vents wherein said vents are configured to vent air outwardly from the ridge of the roof;   said ridge cap being structured to include a pair of flaps extending downwardly from said ridge cap, said flaps being spaced apart to define an air channel between said flaps, each of said flaps being coupled to the roof such that said air channel is aligned with the ridge of the roof wherein air travels upwardly through said air channel and outwardly through said vents;   said ridge cap having a pair of bounding walls each defining a lower threshold of said vents, said bounding walls each having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, said slots being evenly spaced apart and distributed along an entire length of said bounding walls;   a pair of shields, each of said shields having a first end and a second end, each of said shields being elongated between said first and second ends, each of said shields being structured to define a plurality of undulating curves evenly spaced apart and distributed between a first lateral side and a second lateral side of said shields such that said undulating curves defines an alternating sequence of peaks and valleys in said shields;   said shields each being coupled to a top surface of an associated one of said bounding walls such that said shields are each positioned within an associated one of said vents wherein air from the ridge of the roof passes along said peaks and valleys and exits said ridge cap through said plurality of slots;   said peaks and valleys posing a physical barrier to the precipitation such the precipitation is deposited onto said shields when wind drives the precipitation upwardly through said slots wherein said shields are configured to prevent the precipitation from entering into the ridge of the roof; and   a pair of filters each coupled to said ridge cap such that said filters each surrounds an associated one of said shields, each of said filters being elongated such that said filters are coextensive with said associated shield, said filters completely filling said vents such that said filters blocks precipitation that travels past said shields wherein said filters are configured to provide a second physical barrier to the precipitation.